"House M.D." (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

9.3/10   

Creator:

David Shore

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Genius has side effects. [UK]

Plot:

An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Medical Doctor | Pain | Maverick Doctor | Medicine

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 29 wins & 67 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 12	8:00 PM	USA	97 Seconds	#4.3
Thur. Nov. 12	9:00 PM	USA	Under My Skin	#5.23

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House (118 episodes, 2004-2009)
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson (118 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy (116 episodes, 2004-2009)
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman (116 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron (116 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase (116 episodes, 2004-2009)
Bobbin Bergstrom	...	Nurse / ... (73 episodes, 2005-2009)

Also Known As:

House (South Africa: English title) (USA) (short title)
Doctor House (USA) (alternative spelling)
Dr. House (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

Norway:45 min (excluding commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 (DVD) (season 1) (self applied) | Spain:13 | Ireland:12 (Some episodes) | UK:12 (Some episodes) | Ireland:15 (Some episodes) | UK:15 (Some episodes) | USA:TV-14 (Most episodes) | USA:TV-PG (Some episodes) | Singapore:M18 (season 1) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) (season 1) | Germany:12 (TV rating) (Primetime) | Germany:16 (TV rating) (some episodes) (Primetime) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Chile:14 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) (season 3) (season 4) | Japan:Unrated | South Africa:PG | Norway:11 (TV rating) | Canada:PG | UK:18 (one episode) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Heel & Toe Films

Trivia:

Robert Sean Leonard was the first actor to be cast.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: With, very, very few exceptions, characters in the series don't wear eye protection when performing surgery. It is standard practice throughout hospitals in the United States to do so.

Quotes:

Dr. Gregory House: It's Never Lupus!

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

House

Respectfully Disagreeing with Brit Review

Having studied acting and dialects for decades (including in England with the RSC), poor dialect is a PARTICULAR source of annoyance for me, and Hugh Laurie's dialect in "House" didn't bother me at all (at least in the one episode I saw), so I think this Brit "reviewer" is being hyper-sensitive in that regard.

I also have to say I enjoyed the plot--what would be the point of simply copying ER's "trauma-drama?" It was like the best "quiet" episodes of ER, with a bit more thoughtfulness and focus on the element of a "mystery" to be solved. I LIKED that as an alternative to ER. Note that ER is my absolute favorite show, and the ONLY show I regularly watch--but they are already doing what they do, and doing it extraordinarily well; a new show ought to do something DIFFERENT, it seems to me.

As for the "when doctors make mistakes, people die" line, the writers were obviously LAMPOONING that, as it got repeated on a soap opera that some characters were watching on T.V. So maybe the whole show was just a tad too intellectually challenging for that reviewer--and/or maybe he missed that bit running to the kitchen for a snack, and so didn't get the joke.

I thought it was quite interesting, relatively original (imagine that, in a world of "reality" shows!), and LOTS of fun--a show about hunting for diagnostic "zebras." I could definitely be fascinated on a regular basis by medical mysteries (assuming the writing stays SHARP and accurate). I suppose, though, it may not survive long, if there aren't very many people who WANT to be entertained by being stimulated to think. Or worse, the producers may listen to the "not exciting enough" complaints like this and then just decide to try to clone ER (and of course, not possibly actually succeed, leading to a premature death, like poor Dolly the sheep and all such clones. . . . ).

Anyway, if you like a medical MYSTERY (as distinguished from, let's say, a medical THRILLER/ACTION-ADVENTURE, which genre ER already indisputably reigns over), this ought to be JUST your "cup of tea!"